Health Care Services

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) from $49 to $68 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Cusick's Corner Major markets continue to be in full bull mode while the debt talks continue. The Volatility Index (VIX) is down to 17.56 (see Index Trading) because the latest earnings-reporting season has been mostly upbeat. Merger mania is on -- pharmacy benefits management company Express...

A number of companies reported earnings on Thursday after the closing bell. Here is a look at the biggest movers. Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) +9.07% to $34.50 Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) +9.10% to $53.00 Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) -8.60% to $10.10 Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) -8.09% to $55.25 C.R. Bard...

athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Proxsys, LLC, a leading provider of cloud-based care coordination services between physicians and hospitals. This acquisition accelerates the development of athenahealth's emerging care...

Sino-Global Shipping America Ltd (NASDAQ: SINO) shares gained 53.05% to $6.78 at 9:45 am. SINO reached a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with COSCO Container Shipping Agency. SFN Group Inc (NYSE: SFN) climbed 51.74% to $13.99. Randstad Holding announced its plans to buy SFN for around $710 million...

Doug Kass tweeted that he is shorting Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) at $57.90 in pre-market on back of the news it is acquiring Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS).

Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) is up 20% pre-market on the acquisition by Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX). Under the agreement, Medco stockholders will receive $71.36 per share, or more than a 20% premium to Wednesday's closing price of $55.78. Investors will receive $28.80 in cash and 0.81...

Medco Health Solutions Inc (NYSE: MHS) shares advanced 18.64% to $66.18 in the pre-market session. MHS reported its quarterly net income at $342.8 million. Express Scripts Inc (NASDAQ: ESRX) announced its plans to acquire Medco for $71.36 per share in cash and stock, or $29.1 billion. Morgan...

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Thursday, July 21, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Thursday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are trading slightly lower as traders wait for several blue-chip companies to report...

Medco Health Solutions Inc (NYSE: MHS) released its results for the second quarter on Thursday. MHS reported its quarterly net income at $342.8 million, or $0.85 per share, down from $356.9 million, or $0.77 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its total sales increased 4% y/y to $17.07 billion...

Jefferies & Company has changed the price target on the following companies: Hansen Natural Corp. (NASDAQ: HANS) Buy, PT from $85.00 to $90.00 Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) Buy, PT from $31.00 to $33.00 Nalco Holding (NYSE: NLC) Hold, PT from $30.00 to $38.80 Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) Hold...

Pharmacy benefit management company Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) has agreed to buy competitor Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) for $29.1 billion, making it one of the largest M&A deals of the year. Under the agreement, Medco stockholders will receive $71.36 per share, or more than a 20%...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 25 points to 12,482.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 3.90 points to 1,317.40. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.25 points to 2,371.50. US stocks...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.08 on revenue of $1.58 billion. Pepsico Inc (NYSE: PEP) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.21 on revenue of $16.41 billion. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.17 on revenue...

Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE: DGX) reported a 16% drop in its Q2 earnings. Quest reported its quarterly profit at $163.1 million, or $1.02 per share, versus $194.7 million, or $1.07 per share, in the year-earlier quarter. Excluding acquisition-related expenses, Quest's earnings came in at $1.12...